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Betsy Lillian
Betsy Lillian serves as the editor of North American Windpower, as well as sister publications NGT News, Solar Industry and Unmanned Aerial Online. She has been with Zackin Publications since 2012.
Vaisala: Out With Met Towers, In With Remote Sensing For Wind Development
Major wind energy firms are rapidly expanding their use of remote sensing across their project portfolios, ending a three-decade reliance on meteorological (met) towers....
Deepwater Wind To Help Boost U.S. Offshore Wind Research
Deepwater Wind, developer of the U.S.’ first operating offshore wind project, is pledging funding for the establishment of a new Blue Economy Initiative at...
Moog Wind Turbine Product Earns Safety Certification
Moog Inc., a New York State-based designer and manufacturer of motion control products, recently earned a safety certification from TÜV Rheinland for the new...
Moventas Expands Gearbox Service Facility In Big Spring, Texas
Moventas, a provider of wind gearbox technology and service solutions, is in the process of expanding its operations in Big Spring, Texas.
The Finland-headquartered company...
Avangrid Offers $600M Notes To Finance U.S. Renewables Projects
Avangrid Inc. has announced the pricing of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.150% notes due Dec. 1, 2024.
The notes will...
Con Edison Development Buys Montana Wind From BayWa
Con Edison Development (CED) has acquired Big Timber Wind LLC in Montana from BayWa r.e. Wind LLC.
The 25 MW wind farm has substantially been...
House Passes GOP Tax Bill, ‘Misses Opportunity’ To Stand Up For Wind
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, the tax reform bill that wind stakeholders fear would be detrimental to the industry.
Passed by...
New Global Alliance Forms To Phase Out Coal
A global alliance over more than 25 governments was launched today with a goal of ending the use of unabated coal and transitioning to...
House Energy Bill Promotes Offshore Wind Development
The House Committee on Natural Resources recently passed H.R.4239, the “Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act,” which promotes...
Vestas Scores North American Wind Deal
Vestas has announced a new wind turbine agreement for a project in North America.
Remaining mum on details, the company says it signed the conditional...
Penn State’s Microgrid, Energy Storage Training Aims To Advance Wind And Solar
Penn State says it is working to advance wind and solar energy through a program offering education and training for energy storage and microgrid...
The Queen Stops By Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbine Factory
This morning, the Queen of England paid a visit to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy's offshore wind turbine blade factory in Hull.
Upon arrival at the...
Wind- And Hydro-Powered Kodiak Island Gets Battery Storage Boost
Younicos has completed the installation and commissioning of an upgraded 3 MW battery-based energy storage system on Kodiak Island, Alaska, which is almost completely...
Hundreds Of Wind Stakeholders Band Together Against House Tax Proposal
Today, more than 200 companies in the U.S. wind supply chain delivered a letter to leaders of the tax reform effort in the U.S....
Whirlpool Adding More On-Site Wind In Ohio
As part of its commitment to sustainable manufacturing, Whirlpool Corp. has announced plans to add wind energy to its Greenville, Ohio, manufacturing facility, which...
Goldwind Unveils GW4S Wind Turbine For International Markets
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (Goldwind) has announced the GW4S "smart" wind turbine, the latest in the company's permanent-magnet direct-drive (PMDD) product...
TerraForm Global Stockholders Green-Light Brookfield Merger
Shareholders of SunEdison yieldco TerraForm Global Inc. have approved the company's planned merger with Ontario-headquartered Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and its partners.
As required by...
Delaware Offshore Wind Working Group Details Upcoming Public Events
In conjunction with the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Energy & Climate, Delaware’s Offshore Wind Working Group will host...
NRG Announces New Hire For U.S. Wind LiDAR Solutions
NRG Systems, a Vermont-based designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for clean energy, has announced the hire of Barry Logue as the company’s LiDAR...
Enel Announces Milestones For Major Midwest Wind Farms
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA) has started construction of the Rattlesnake Creek wind farm, which will cover 100% of the energy needs...